Brown v. Gibson

Candler, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) There is no merit in the contention that the deed from L. V. Brown as guardian of Claudius Loam Brown, an imbecile minor son, is void because he was not legally appointed. The relation of guardian and ward exists by operation of law between a father, if alive, and his minor child. Code, § 49-102. And the fact that the minor may be an imbecile presents no exception to this rule. Since the relation of guardian and ward is created by operation of law between a father and his minor child, upon the ordinary’s approval of a bond filed by such…